Deaths in the 1950s

David Hurst Knott

1879–1954 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

David Hurst Knott was an American businessman and community figure from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Leonard Spaulding Bradbury, Sr.

1890–1957 (age 67)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Leonard Spaulding Bradbury, Sr. was an American businessman and civic leader from Waukegan, Illinois.

Katherine Florence

1874–1952 (age 78)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Katherine Florence was a British woman from Birmingham who lived during the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

Arnold Herman Knapp

1869–1956 (age 87)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Arnold Herman Knapp was an American businessman and community figure from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

George W. Kavanaugh

1862–1951 (age 89)

Woodlawn Cemetery

George W. Kavanaugh was an Irish-born American from Waterford who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Arthur R. Mosler

1870–1953 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Arthur R. Mosler was an American businessman and civic figure active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Seth Minot Milliken

1875–1957 (age 82)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Seth Minot Milliken was an American businessman and community leader from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Mary Hawkins

1875–1950 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Mary Hawkins was a British woman from Birmingham who lived during the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

Edmée Busch Greenough

1871–1955 (age 84)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edmée Busch Greenough (1871–1955) was a member of the prominent Busch brewing family.

Marjorie Turnbull

1883–1952 (age 69)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Marjorie Turnbull (1883–1952) was a socialite of the Gilded Age era.

William O'Donnell Iselin

1883–1956 (age 73)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William O'Donnell Iselin (1883–1956) was a member of the wealthy Iselin shipping family.

Ernest Iselin

1876–1954 (age 78)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ernest Iselin (1876–1954) was a prominent figure in the Iselin family business interests.

Charles P. Curtis

1891–1959 (age 68)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Charles P. Curtis (1891–1959) was a Boston-based lawyer and legal scholar.

Marie Reuter

1861–1954 (age 93)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Marie Reuter (1861–1954) was a German-born resident of the Boston area.

Mabel Priscilla Cook

1866–1950 (age 84)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Mabel Priscilla Cook (1866–1950) was a Dorchester resident of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Jared Sparks Moore

1879–1951 (age 72)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Jared Sparks Moore (1879–1951) was a Cambridge-based intellectual or academic figure.

Mercedes Gilbert

1894–1952 (age 58)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Mercedes Gilbert (1894–1952) was a Jacksonville-born entertainer and actress.

S. Stanwood Menken

1870–1954 (age 84)

Woodlawn Cemetery

S. Stanwood Menken (1870–1954) was a Memphis-based businessman or civic figure.

William Woodward, Jr.

1920–1955 (age 35)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Woodward, Jr. (1920–1955) was a New York City socialite and member of the prominent Woodward family.

William Woodward, Sr.

1876–1953 (age 77)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Woodward, Sr. (1876–1953) was a New York City financier and patriarch of the Woodward family.

John Held, Jr.

1889–1958 (age 69)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Held, Jr. (1889–1958) was a Salt Lake City-born cartoonist and illustrator famous for depicting the Jazz Age.

Hildegarde Hawthorne

1871–1952 (age 81)

Redding

Hildegarde Hawthorne (1871–1952) was a New York City-based author and writer.

Julie Laird

1910–1953 (age 43)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Julie Laird (1910–1953) was a socialite of the mid-20th century.

Henry J. Topping Sr.

1886–1951 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Henry J. Topping Sr. was an American businessman who lived from 1886 to 1951.

Benjamin S. Mears

1871–1952 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Benjamin S. Mears was an American professional who lived from 1871 to 1952.

John Townshend Rennard

1893–1958 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Townshend Rennard was an American resident who lived from 1893 to 1958.

Helen Steele

1876–1957 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Helen Steele was an American woman who lived from 1876 to 1957.

Austen Gray

1881–1954 (age 73)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Austen Gray was an American resident who lived from 1881 to 1954.

William Joshua Barney

1884–1954 (age 70)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Joshua Barney was a Detroit resident who lived from 1884 to 1954.

Una Mae Carlisle

1915–1956 (age 41)

Jamestown

Una Mae Carlisle was a Zanesville-born musician and singer who lived from 1915 to 1956.

Harry August Jansen

1883–1955 (age 72)

San Francisco Columbarium

Harry August Jansen was a Copenhagen-born magician and entertainer who lived from 1883 to 1955.

George Washington Paschal

1869–1956 (age 87)

Wake Forest

George Washington Paschal was a Siler City resident who lived from 1869 to 1956.

Ernest Iverson

1903–1958 (age 55)

Buffalo Lake

Ernest Iverson was a Binford resident who lived from 1903 to 1958.

Richard Dillard Dixon

1888–1952 (age 64)

Edenton

Richard Dillard Dixon was an Edenton resident who lived from 1888 to 1952.

Anna Harper Flagler Harden-Hickey

1867–1950 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Anna Harper Flagler Harden-Hickey was an American socialite who lived from 1867 to 1950.

Black Elk

1863–1950 (age 87)

Manderson-White Horse Creek

Black Elk was a Lakota Sioux holy man and spiritual leader who lived from 1863 to 1950.

Joseph McGhee

1872–1951 (age 79)

Jackson

Joseph McGhee was a Coalton resident who lived from 1872 to 1951.

Leroy Noble Kilman

1878–1954 (age 76)

Milan

Leroy Noble Kilman was a Drummondville resident who lived from 1878 to 1954.

Allen William Ricker

1869–1955 (age 86)

Lone Tree

Allen William Ricker was an Iowa resident who lived from 1869 to 1955.

Dowdal H. Davis, Jr.

1913–1957 (age 44)

Independence

Dowdal H. Davis, Jr. was an Independence resident who lived from 1913 to 1957.

Harold Melvin Stanford

1875–1951 (age 76)

Kandiyohi Township

Harold Melvin Stanford lived from 1875 to 1951 and was buried in Kandiyohi Township.

John M. Slaton

1866–1955 (age 89)

Oakland Cemetery

John M. Slaton was a Meriwether County resident who lived from 1866 to 1955.

Mary Carolina Washington Bond

1883–1954 (age 71)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Mary Carolina Washington Bond lived from 1883 to 1954.

Helen Elizabeth Outerbridge

1900–1957 (age 57)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Helen Elizabeth Outerbridge lived from 1900 to 1957.

Gerard Beekman Hoppin

1869–1950 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Gerard Beekman Hoppin lived from 1869 to 1950.

Rey Sealy Hutchings

1875–1959 (age 84)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Rey Sealy Hutchings lived from 1875 to 1959.

Frederick William Simonds

1888–1955 (age 67)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Frederick William Simonds lived from 1888 to 1955.

Margaret Urling Sibley

1893–1951 (age 58)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Margaret Urling Sibley lived from 1893 to 1951.

Laura Hoe Carter

1870–1951 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Laura Hoe Carter lived from 1870 to 1951.

Clay Arthur Pierce

1873–1955 (age 82)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Clay Arthur Pierce lived from 1873 to 1955.